bhoy
- noun
- Irish
:
chico
- The bhoy played soccer in the park with his friends.
Examples
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"I hope it will live," he said, looking wistfully at the pot as it swung from the beam. "'Twas the wan thing the bhoy wanted.
Academic text (1993) -
Marty Bhoy
Blog text (16) -
My little bhoy loves to ride his bicycle around the neighborhood.
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That bhoy has a great sense of humor and always makes me laugh.
Synonyms
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9.3
A friendly way to speak to a boy or man in casual talk
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9.7
An informal, playful word for a boy or young man often used online
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8.5
A loving name for a young boy or brother
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9.5
A friendly word for a man or boy
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8.8
A friendly informal word for a man or boy in Britain
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9.3
A man or boy people talk about in a slightly annoyed but friendly way
A man in informal British English
How Young
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bhoy is a playful Irish-style spelling of boy, used by speakers and fans to give the word a friendly, local flavour. So a bhoy simply means a 'boy' or 'young man', often said in a warm or joking way.